# Reading Progress Bar

> Adds a colored reading progress bar to the top of web pages. Ideal for tracking reading progress in peripheral vision while reading.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-progress-bar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-progress-bar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `reading-progress-bar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 13255480
- **Category:** appearance,alerts-updates,other
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-08-29
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reading-progress-bar/)

## Description

Reading Progress Bar is a Firefox add-on that adds a colored progress bar to the top of web pages. It allows you to easily track your reading progress in your peripheral vision while reading.

## Rankings

- #35,943 — Overall
- #99 — progress

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reading-progress-bar)